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Justice Democrats is a progressive political action committee that seeks to rebuild the Democratic Party. It was founded by Uygur, Kyle Kulinski of Secular Talk, and former leadership from the 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign shortly after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
“I am disgusted by these posts. We would be hypocrites to not act immediately and ask for his resignation. Leaders must represent and be a symbol for the values of the organization they lead. That is why we have called for the resignation of elected officials and public figures this year who have abused their power and the same will be true for our leaders. Justice Democrats is dedicated to creating a progressive movement that challenges patriarchy, ends systemic racism and stands by the values of our platform. These two men do not represent our organization. The staff who have built this from the ground up and candidates who make up the slate do,†Rojas wrote.
Uygur was over 30 at the time of the posts, which included referring to Native Americans as “Redskins†who are always looking to make a buck, stating that Japanese women will sleep with American men for a new purse, and stating that women are “genetically flawed†and “poorly designed creatures who do not want to have sex nearly as often as needed for the human race to get along peaceably and fruitfully.â€
Uygur then went the Kevin Spacey route with his apology — stating that he is now living as a liberal man — and blamed his disgusting statements on being a conservative at the time.